The Principal's Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [Hardcover]

Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0803965311 | ISBN-13: 978-0803965317 | Publication Date: December 1, 1997

A practical resource book containing everything a school head needs to know to meet the needs of students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Checklists, policies, sample letters and forms are included.

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About the Author

Elaine K. McEwan is a partner and educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering workshops in instructional leadership, team building, and raising reading achievement. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in a suburban Chicago school district, McEwan is the author of more than thirty-five books for parents and educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What’s Good, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001).

McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803965311
• ISBN-13: 978-0803965317
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,209,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am honored to share this book with my administration., July 11, 1998

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Mrs. Donna Garner (Hewitt, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Principal's Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Paperback)

As a classroom teacher, I am honored to be able to give a copy of Elaine's book to my administration.

Elaine McEwan's book is so easy to follow because of its sensible organization, and even the medical terminology is explained clearly enough that any reader can gain a clear understanding of the technical terms.

I particularly like the fact that the book is practical, and the accompanying booklet full of easy-to-use checklists is invaluable. The behavioral observation checklists are excellent because they will give the Section 504 team "real" classroom data on which to base their decisions.

Students, parents, administrators, and teachers all owe Ms. McEwan a vote of thanks for the hours that she has devoted to the study of current and historical research on ADD/ADHD. Because of her hard work, we now have a solid, up-to-date document to which we can refer in order to diagnose ADD/ADHD. More importantly, Ms. McEwan has provided all of us with actual strategies which will help ADD/ADHD students be successful learners.